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12 funders with a record of paying for “noel”
Where the money went The Community Foundation of North → Louisiana State University Shreveport: $301K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Rea Charitable Trust - Main → Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Altman Foundation → The Noel Pointer Foundation: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Sierra Noel Clark - Minnesota U of: $93K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ms Foundation for Women Inc → Noel Alexandria Foundation: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Tiger Baron Foundation Inc → Noel Pointer Foundation: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation → Noel Kim: $28K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Messing Family Charitable Foundation → University of Wisconsin Foundation: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jack Webster Grigsby Foundation → Shreveport Opera Guild: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 C K Blandin Foundation → Cochran Noel: $11K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Rosenstiel Foundation → Noel Shoe Museum: $10K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Saulsbury Family Foundation Inc → Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Community Foundation of North → Noel Memorial United Methodist Church: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesota U: $62K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Rea Charitable Trust - Main → Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Bas: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Jack Webster Grigsby Foundation → Shreveport Opera: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation → Myles Noel: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Messing Family Charitable Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Saulsbury Family Foundation Inc → Ellen Noel Art Museum: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesota U of Twin Cities: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Community Foundation of North → Noel Community Arts Program: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Messing Family Charitable Foundation → University of Colorado Foundation-Denver Campus: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Community Foundation of North: $381K on this topic. Open the funder. The Community Foundation of N… $381K Rea Charitable Trust - Main: $220K on this topic. Open the funder. Rea Charitable Trust - Main $220K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $186K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $186K Altman Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Altman Foundation $150K Ms Foundation for Women Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Ms Foundation for Women Inc $75K Tiger Baron Foundation Inc: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Tiger Baron Foundation Inc $60K Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: $39K on this topic. Open the funder. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation $39K Jack Webster Grigsby Foundation: $28K on this topic. Open the funder. Jack Webster Grigsby Foundati… $28K Messing Family Charitable Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Messing Family Charitable Fou… $25K C K Blandin Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. C K Blandin Foundation $11K Saulsbury Family Foundation Inc: $11K on this topic. Open the funder. Saulsbury Family Foundation I… $11K The Rosenstiel Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rosenstiel Foundation $10K Louisiana State University Shreveport: received $301K on this topic Louisiana State University Shre… $301K Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian: received $160K on this topic Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Pe… $160K The Noel Pointer Foundation: received $150K on this topic The Noel Pointer Foundation $150K Sierra Noel Clark - Minnesota U of: received $93K on this topic Sierra Noel Clark - Minnesota U… $93K Noel Alexandria Foundation: received $75K on this topic Noel Alexandria Foundation $75K Noel Memorial United Methodist Church: received $66K on this topic Noel Memorial United Methodist… $66K Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesota U: received $62K on this topic Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesot… $62K Noel Pointer Foundation: received $60K on this topic Noel Pointer Foundation $60K Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Bas: received $60K on this topic Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Pe… $60K Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesota U of Twin Cities: received $31K on this topic Mi'chael Noel Wright - Minnesot… $31K Noel Kim: received $28K on this topic Noel Kim $28K University of Wisconsin Foundation: received $15K on this topic University of Wisconsin Foundat… $15K Shreveport Opera Guild: received $15K on this topic Shreveport Opera Guild $15K Noel Community Arts Program: received $14K on this topic Noel Community Arts Program $14K Shreveport Opera: received $13K on this topic Shreveport Opera $13K Myles Noel: received $11K on this topic Myles Noel $11K Cochran Noel: received $11K on this topic Cochran Noel $11K Noel Shoe Museum: received $10K on this topic Noel Shoe Museum $10K Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center: received $7K on this topic Wagner Noel Performing Arts Cen… $7K University of Colorado Foundation: received $5K on this topic University of Colorado Foundati… $5K University of Colorado Foundation-Denver Campus: received $5K on this topic University of Colorado Foundati… $5K Ellen Noel Art Museum: received $4K on this topic Ellen Noel Art Museum $4K 12 funders, 22 recipients, grants matching “noel” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $31,000 to MI'CHAEL NOEL WRIGHT - MINNESOTA U — 77821 health policy research scholars cohort four - 2020
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Largest: $200,770 to LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SHREVEPORT — fall and spring semester 2024 noel foundation scholarship contributions
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Largest: $9,395 to NOEL KIM — educational scholarship
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Largest: $3,050 to COCHRAN NOEL — scholarship - college of st. scholastica inc
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Largest: $7,500 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION — the noel m. hefty scholarship fund
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Largest: $15,000 to NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION — general support purposes
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Largest: $7,500 to SHREVEPORT OPERA GUILD — les boutiques de noel
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Largest: $2,500 to NOEL SHOE MUSEUM — unrestricted grants
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Largest: $3,487 to WAGNER NOEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — to provide support for the organization's charitable contributions.
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Largest: $50,000 to THE NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION — to support the on-campus strings program
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Largest: $100,000 to ELLEN NOEL ART MUSEUM OF THE PERMIAN — support for daily operation
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Largest: $25,000 to NOEL ALEXANDRIA FOUNDATION — general operating support
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